Two different ways of presenting a new assessment method: S. Guilana's video vs my own presentation

https://youtu.be/nOYB-vQbBFA

The approach of this presentation varies in many different aspects from the one I prepared. In first place, it is much more impressionistic than mine, as it provides only the main ideas related to what a portfolio is and its advantages in today's world. On the contrary, the one I prepared contains thorough information about what a portfolio is, how it was supposed to be done, and how it would be assessed. In this regard, I believe that S. Guilanas's presentation is much more effective and attention-grabbing than mine, but that it needs to be complemented with further detail and instruction.

It also presents the ideas in a very different way in terms of organization an order. On the one hand, Guliana's presentation begins with an allusion to today's digital ways of communicating, and points out that technology has been changing rapidly in the past few years. After that, she asks if the same is true for education. Having set this technological environment and made students wonder whether their educational system is updated, she presents portfolios as a new tool and highlights their advantages. At this point, examples of portfolios are shown, and then what it consists of is explained. On the other hand, my presentation shows a more logical structure which, however, does not seem to be as effective. I started by clarifying what a portfolio is, and then proceeded to how students were supposed to make their own, the parts it will have, its purpose, and how it was going to be assessed.

But not only structure has an impact on the effect the presentation creates on the person who is watching it; language is used in particular way so as to be more engaging. The presentation is short and straight to the point, and the discourse is articulated by means of questions, which students would probably try to answer themselves in anticipation, and make them feel more interested about what would come next. At the end of the presentation we find another instance of the use of questions to make students feel more enthusiastic: "ready for 21^st century learning?”. It should also be noted that, although language is used very effectively, the use of images helps conveying the message, as it complements the little amount of text provided. On the contrary, my presentation includes detailed information in a bullet point format, and attaches little importance, if any, to images.